Sussex Local - Arundel - January 2019

January 2019

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LITTLE LIFE SAVERS Lifesaving training for children

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Book - “Success Cannot Be Without U”

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Okapi & the Poling connection Yapton Schools

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What’s On, Recipe, Prize Crossword, Young Readers’ Puzzles, Local Walks, Local Groups & Charity, Business Directory

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January 2019 Cover image Happy New Year!

Welcome... ...to the first issue of 2019. We are starting as we mean to go on, with the exciting news (for us anyway) that this month sees the launch of our seventh edition of the magazine, covering Midhurst and Petworth.

In the meantime, this Arundel edition is packed with features. The What’s On guide (pages 4 -10) has plenty of local events with many more to be found on our website. Our Parish Council coverage starts page 44, with school news on page 16. For other local updates please see our Charity & Community pages starting on page 20.

This month’s main feature covers the amazing charity Little Life Savers, which was started in Storrington but is now rolling out across the country. Its purpose to teach youngsters the basics of emergency CPR. See page 26.

Two competitions for you with a timely renewal flavour this month - Sussex author Maria Queally delves into self healing in her book on page 12; and win a fabulous home de-clutter session on page 34 with hSpace de-clutterers.

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Seven editions across West Sussex Arundel - Arundel, Amberley, Burpham, Climping, Fontwell, Ford, Slindon, Walberton & Yapton Total addresses - 6,400 Barnham - Barnham, Eastergate, Westergate, Aldingbourne, Oving, & Tangmere Total addresses - 5,400 Chichester - Chichester centre & suburbs Total addresses - 7,800 Findon - Findon Valley, Findon Village, Nepcote, High Salvington, Clapham & Patching plus Salvington/Selden (south of A27) Total addresses - 6,200 Midhurst & Petworth - Midhurst, Petworth, Easebourne Total addresses - 4,750 rising to 7,600 from April 2019 Pulborough - Pulborough, Bury, Coldwaltham, Fittleworth, Marehill, Nutbourne, Stopham, West Chiltington village and Common. Total addresses - 5,500 Storrington - Storrington, Ashington, Cootham Thakeham, Sullington & Washington. Total addresses - 6,400

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Win a copy of ‘Success Cannot Be Without U’

By Sussex author Maria Queally There are many intelligent forces that surround us daily, forces which can be used to achieve success; whether it's to become a brilliant athlete, a successful business person, or whatever, you have the power within to achieve what you are aiming for. We all have one brilliant life, don't waste it not knowing more.

“Our mind is a complement to our body, so is equally capable of great deeds, but only if we use it to the extent and magnificence which is there for us. Success is waiting for everybody to realise it’s already here, just use it, as your God Given Right, Your Intangible Inheritance of life.” says Maria.

Author Maria Queally is proficient in Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Holistic Massage, Energy Healing and Indian Head Massage. She says, "Age is my asset and my beliefs are my decisions. I consciously include a

means of loving healing in all my work as I face east in appreciation of newly repeated dawn energies. It is important to heal the whole body, as each molecular structure, physical and mental, is intricately interrelated, and that feels so good. Life is a wonderful combination of all there is, all we can see and all we can't see. And from simplicity, it has more of a tendency to work naturally."

Visit www.austinmacauley.com for more information.

Win Success Cannot Be Without U To enter the competition answer the question below: Q: What does Maria claim to be her asset? a) Body

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Send your answer and contact details to: Success Cannot Be Without U Competition, PO Box 2237, Pulborough, RH20 9AH or enter online at www.sussexlocal.net/features/competitions Winner drawn after 31st January 2019. Please indicate if you wish to remain on our mailing list.

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The Okapi and the Poling Connection

By Arundel historian Mark Phillips You must surely be wondering how the okapi, the forest-dwelling, short-necked relative of the giraffe could possibly have a connection to the small village of Poling, on the outskirts or Arundel?

The Okapi is dark brown with striped legs like a zebra and has the unusual ability of being able to clean its ears with its tongue. It lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire, and is on the endangered species list.

There is a small clue to the Poling connection which can be found in its scientific name of Okapia Johnstoni. ‘Johnstoni’ was named after Henry Hamilton Johnston, better known as Harry Johnston, a powerful, yet some may say controversial, employee of the British Colonial Service in Africa during the peak of the British Empire. He was also known as an explorer and ‘discoverer’ of the okapi, that up until then, was unknown to the Western world.

specimens were able to be carefully studied, these drawings proved to be remarkably accurate.

After carrying out examinations of the teeth, Harry decided, correctly as it turned out, that it was related to the giraffe. In August of the same year, the naturalist and artist FW Frohawk made a very famous painting of the okapi. When this discovery was announced to the general public, the strangeness of this rather unique creature took on an almost unicorn-like place in the popular imagination. Harry’s original specimen was stuffed and presented to the Natural History Museum in Kensington.

Sir Harry Johnston In 1901 while he was the British Governor of Uganda, Harry was on one of his scientific explorations in the Congo to record flora and fauna when he met a tribesman who was wearing a cloak made from the skin of an animal that Harry, who worked for some time as an artist attached to London Zoo, had never seen the likes of before.

Although just a few years earlier, the famous explorer Henry Morton Stanley noted that locals had described to him a strange striped donkey-like creature that scholars later identified as the okapi.

Harry bartered with the man and managed to obtain the skin, and later, two skulls, of what came to be named the okapi. He later spent many hours making careful drawings and reconstructing what he believed the animal would look like. Later, when living

In 1896 Harry was knighted by Queen Victoria for his administrative achievements in Africa and in 1906 he retired along with his wife to West Sussex, a place he knew well from his younger days, and for the next 21 years lived in the large house of St John’s Priory in Poling. During these years he published a great number of books, both fiction and political related, and continued to have a great love of the local environment, often speaking out against local change and ‘progress’ occurring around him in the Sussex countryside.

Sir Harry suffered two strokes in 1925, from which he never recovered, dying two years later in 1927 at Woodsetts House near Worksop in Nottinghamshire.

He was buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas, Poling, where there is a commemorative wall plaque. His grave is close to the north wall and the gravestone has an inscription in Luganda, the Ugandan language which translates as: ‘His faithfulness and integrity in dealing with the Buganda show Great Britain wants all under her protection to be free.’

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Yapton Schools from the Reign of Edward VI to WW2 By Allen Misselbrook, Yapton & Ford Local History Group The earliest recorded organised schools in England were associated with the church, usually for the purpose of studying religious manuscripts. Edward VI introduced a system nationally of ‘free grammar schools’ open to everyone who could not afford to pay for their children’s education. Unfortunately, the children of poor families were required to work and help with the family finances rather than study their three ‘Rs’.

Schools were opened in various parishes, funded by voluntary contributions from wealthy inhabitants, to teach poor children to read and write. These schools were known as Charity Schools, sometimes called ‘Blue Coat Schools’, and were normally governed by religious organisations. Yapton had one such school funded by a local resident, Stephen Roe, who left Yapton to seek his fortune in London after completing an apprenticeship in Chichester as a Needlemaker.

He was very successful and following his death in 1767, he left instructions in his will for £1200 to be invested as ‘Roe’s Charity’. This was to be administered by the ‘minister, churchwardens and overseers of the poor’ of Yapton with £20 of the annual interest to be used to educate some of the poor boys and girls of the village.

Prior to the Charity School, there were three licensed teachers recorded in the parish between 1579 and 1606. Other teachers appear to have practiced in the village during the 18th century but did so without a license. This wasn’t the case with the Rev. Edward Burnard, who died in 1719, he taught in the church for the whole of his ministry which lasted for 50 years.

In the early part of the 19th century, the population of Yapton and Ford, being employed mainly on the land, was very stable at about 650. Several schools existed to care for those that wanted to be educated but it was not compulsory to attend a school until the Education Act of 1870. As well as the school funded by Stephen Roe, there were two other day schools and a boys Boarding School located in the village.

By 1833 the school funded by Stephen Roe had become a ‘National School’ with a compliment of 14 paying pupils and 20 attending free. There was also a mixed school of 16 students as well as three infant schools catering for a total of 25 pupils. The responsibility for appointing the schoolmasters for these schools fell upon the vicar and parish officers. Another school that came into existence soon after was attached to the Congregational Chapel (now Yapton Free

Church) and was very well attended according to surviving records. Also, in the archives there is evidence of Evening Classes being run with 20 students but the location and what was being studied is unknown.

The start of the Victorian era saw a greater emphasis being placed on education for the working class. It was possibly with this in mind that several wealthy villagers along with the vicar, Rev. Vogan, plus the addition of the annual income from Roe’s Charity, purchased a plot of land complete with a small cottage in North End Road. A purpose built, one roomed school was erected on the land, opening on 13th October 1864. By 1872, records show that it was being funded by Roe’s Charity, Government grants and voluntary subscriptions from parents with the vicar making up any shortfall. Thomas Davis had been appointed as its first Headmaster and lived in the old two roomed thatched-cottage next to the schoolroom.

The new school was open to children from Yapton and the surrounding parishes with an average attendance of 50 out of 62 registered in 1867, rising to 150 out of 170 in 1895.The facilities and equipment continued to improve. The slates and chalk that the pupils used to write on had been replaced by exercise books in 1880.

In the same year evening classes were occasionally held. By this time overcrowding had become an issue which prompted the building of an extension making the classroom ‘L’ shaped, to accommodate an infant class. At the same time a four bedroomed schoolhouse was built for the headmaster for the princely sum of £253. Pupil numbers continued to rise and passed the 200 mark by the turn of the century for which an Assistant Mistress was employed and joined the staff, unfortunately she resigned after one day giving her reason for leaving as ‘it was too dull for her’.

A new infant’s classroom was added in 1897 which may have been the small room in an annex, which in 1910, was made available in the evenings to villagers as a reading room. Further modifications were carried out in 1933 along with the construction of two temporary wooden classrooms. These ‘temporary’ classrooms were eventually demolished 50 years later.

The emphasis on the National School did not mean that other educational establishments had disappeared. In 1884 there was still a thriving school attached to the Congregational Chapel, albeit that two thirds of the 100 or so pupils came from other parishes. There was also a private girls school in Yapton Lodge, Church Road in around 1882, which was possibly the same building that a Boys and Girls Preparatory School was housed in 1938.

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Amberley School Autumn term highlights The Autumn term is always a busy one at Amberley Primary School but Autumn 2018 has probably broken all records. The children have enjoyed numerous events which involved the local community, the staff, parents and of course our wonderful supporters at the Friends of Amberley School (FASA).

It’s impossible to mention all of the events but these are a few of the highlights:  The Great Amberley Bake Off was staged with many parents and children entering a cake into this competition. Competition was intense and standards were very high but after much deliberation, Bastiaan's (Year 2) flapjacks were judged to be the winners!  The annual Autumn Fayre was planned and run by

FASA with their normal energy, enthusiasm and efficiency. It was a lovely event, held in warm Autumn sunshine and in the school grounds with the South Downs in the background.

 During the Autumn Fayre, we were delighted to

welcome Mya Hartland and her mother Sharon back to the school. Mya was the first winner of the Walton Memorial Prize which recognised the pupil who the staff have judged to have made the most progress in the past year. Mya was in year 6 last year and is now continuing her education at Bishop Luffa school. Well done Mya; a worthy winner.

 The weather was not so kind for the Fireworks eve-

ning which was held jointly with our sister school, St. James’, Coldwaltham. However, the heavy showers were unable to dampen what was a hugely successful evening. Money raised was divided equally between the two schools and we plan this to be the first of many combined fundraising events.

Amberley Primary School can look back at a successful 2018 and has increased optimism in entering 2019. Many thanks to all of those who have supported the school and we look forward to working with you in the future.

Ray Jackson, Chair of Governors Find out more at www.amberley.w-sussex.sch.uk

Arundel C of E School Autumn wrap up Sussex Sports Award 2018 For the last three years running, ACE has been voted in the top three for the final of the ‘Best Primary School of the Year’ in the Sussex Sports Award, and this year we are delighted to have won! We are extremely proud of this achievement, which has been made possible by the hard work and dedication of our pupils, parents, staff and governors. ACE is about being part of a team and it was together that we achieved this award. Thank you to everyone involved for helping us to win this prestigious award.

Christmas Fayre 2018 Every year our wonderful parents’ association, Friends of Arundel Church of England Primary School (FACES), organize our Christmas Fair, which is a massive hit with our children and ACE families. This year was a huge success with lots of stalls, a tombola, refreshments and a raffle with some amazing prizes, as well as our annual Santa’s grotto – a favourite with all of the children. Many of our parents gave their time to help organize, set up and run the Fair, which we are always extremely grateful for, and thanks to everyone’s support we made an amazing £2500 profit. All of the money raised will go to support the further development of the playground facilities in the school.

Safeguarding Week

 The school operates a Pupil Enrichment Fund (PEP)

which helps to fund activities, outside of the curriculum, which enrich the children’s lives. One such activity, World Music Day gave the children a wonderful opportunity to explore music from different parts of the globe. Samba music, Chinese pentatonic scales and African songs were heard throughout the school and the children thoroughly enjoyed listening to, making and playing didgeridoos. Thanks go to Mrs Cork for organising the whole event, to all the staff who embraced the day.

As part of our safeguarding week at ACE, we looked at what makes us feel safe and how our own self-esteem can affect the ability of others to make us feel even worse about ourselves. In order to help the children develop their ideas further, we welcomed to ACE actors from the Cloud Nine Theatre Company based at The University of Chichester Festival Theatre who worked with our children to explore some of the feelings of being harshly treated by others. The children benefitted a great deal from being able to work with professional actors, all of whom commented on how well the children performed. www.arundelchurchofenglandschool.org.uk

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St Philip’s School Autumn term wrap up The children all had an opportunity to experience a flavour of India when a dance teacher came in to teach the children Bollywood Dance.

Our choir were invited to be part of the community event of Arundel By Candlelight. The children processed down the high street, carrying their own handmade lanterns. The choir then joined forces with Arundel Church of England School to sing a selection of songs. This is a wonderful way for the children to feel part of the local community.

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Our Reception and Key Stage 1 children performed their Nativity with smiling faces and beautiful voices.

Camels, shepherds and kings all in attendance.

The last day of the term was ‘party day’ with Christmas lunch and of course a visit from Father Christmas. A festive day, celebrating the birth of Jesus, that was finally finished off with mulled wine, mice pies and carols for the parents.

Now we return to school, the festivities over for another year. The children are focused again on their school work and looking forward to the highlights of the Spring Term. www.stphilipsarundel.org.uk

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Local Walks - January These walks are supported by Chichester District Council, are led by volunteers and are designed to cater for all ages and abilities. No booking is required but please arrive 10 mins before the walk is due to start. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated but must be kept on the lead.

Timings are for guidelines only. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure check, contact 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk L = Walk Leader Tue 1st

10:30 am Slindon Woods L: Dominic New Years Day walk with lovely views. Generally flat, gravel path. Meet: National Trust car park, Dukes Road, Slindon

2 hrs

3.5 miles

Wed 2nd

10:30am Goodwood Trundle L: Bruce New year's resolution walk. Meet at Goodwood - Trundle Triangle

2 hrs 10 mins

4.4 miles

Thurs 3rd

10:30am Midhurst & Cowdray L: Peter Circular walk past Cowdray ruins and Polo grounds to the 1000 year old oak (one of 50 Great British trees). Meet in main car park just north of the centre of Midhurst

2 hrs

4 miles

Fri 4th

10:30am Burpham & Wepham L: Jane Meet in car park behind George at Burpham, BN18 9RR

2 hrs

5 miles

Mon 7th

10:30am Hayling Billy L: Anne Along the track to the Theatre and back. Ideal for beginners.

Meet behind the Esso garage, PO11 0LG

2 hrs

4 miles

Tue 8th

10:30am Marina Stroll L: Janet Meet: At car park near Boathouse Cafe at Chichester Marina.

30 mins

0.75 mile

Wed 9th

10:45am Littlehampton Seafront Meet at Arun Yacht Club in Littlehampton

1 hr 30 mins

2 miles

Thurs 10th

10:30am West Marden L: Peter Meet at the junction of the B2146 and the Walderton Stoughton Road

3 hrs

6.5 miles

Wed 16th

10:30am Hooksway Devil’s Jumps L: Bruce 2 hrs Climb up to Bronze Age barrow graves and down to Monkton deserted village. Meet at Hooksway (nearby postcode PO18 9JZ )

3.7 miles

Thurs 17th

10:30am Drovers Estate, Singleton Meet in Singleton Cricket Pavilion

L: Fiona

2 hrs

3.5 miles

Sun 20th

10:30am North End of Thorney Island Meet at Thornham Marina car park at the end of Thornham Lane

L: Dominic

2 hrs 30 mins

4 miles

Mon 21st

10:30am Chichester Canal L: Helen Meet at Chichester Canal, Basin Road, Chichester PO19 8DT

30 mins

1 mile

Fri 25th

10:30am Tangmere L: Peter Flat walk via Aviation Museum to Tangmere C12th Church with WWII memories. Then around the old airfield. Meet in Oving park roadside on Church Lane

2 hrs

3 miles

Tue 29th

10:30am Chichester Marina to Westlands L: Janet Meet at car park near Boathouse Cafe at Marina.

1 hr 15 mins

2.5 miles

Wed 30th

10:30am Slindon Woods to Folly L: Dominic Meet in National Trust Car Park, Dukes Road, Slindon

2 hrs

3.5 miles

Thurs 31st

10:30am Iping Common Meet in Iping Common car park

2 hrs

4.3 miles

L: Dominic

L: Bruce

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Sussex Snippets The National Garden Scheme (NGS) is planning ahead for 2020 and searching for local gardens to be shared for just a few hours with fellow garden lovers, in aid of nursing, cancer and health charities. If you prefer to open jointly with friends or neighbours, you can coordinate community group openings. NGS will support you, provide help, offer advice, and ensure your garden open day is successful. To hang a "Garden Open Today" sign on your garden gate next year contact: Mrs Patty Christie, NGS County Organiser for an informal chat on 01730 813323 or sussexwestngs@gmail.com On Saturday 24 November, Worthing-based charity, Care for Veterans, held its third annual Glitter Ball at Fontwell Park Racecourse, and raised a total of £9,000.

An upgrade of CCTV systems across Bognor Regis and Littlehampton is now complete. This was carried out by Arun District Council in partnership with Sussex Police. Arun is the first local authority within Sussex to benefit from the upgrade, funded by £49,000 from Arun District Council and £15,000 from the Safer Arun Partnership.

West Sussex County Council have created West Sussex Connect to Support – a website which brings together a wealth of information and resources that

SUSSEX LOCAL you can access with just a few clicks. Whether you want to find out about a particular condition such as dementia or mental health, buy products or services or look for an activity in your local area – you can do all this at www.westsussexconnecttosupport.org St Barnabas House is offering challenge seekers the opportunity to brave an abseil down the iconic Emirates Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth on Sunday 24 March 2019. Soaring 555ft above sea level, abseilers will be able to witness breath-taking views over Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent before descending 320ft. Find out more or register at www.stbh.org.uk/abseil It is the Government’s ambition for at least half of new cars to be ultra-low emission by 2030, and all vehicles to have zero emissions by 2050, but what does that mean for residents in West Sussex? Until Friday 11 January 2019, West Sussex County Council is conducting an online survey to gather residents’ thoughts on electric vehicles and charging points to help inform and shape its strategy. The survey consists of 11 questions and will help to give the council a flavour of what residents currently think about electric vehicles and what they would like the charging infrastructure to look like across the county. To take part in the initial survey, please visit: www.westsussex.gov.uk/evsurvey Rockinghorse children’s charity has launched its appeal in support of the Sussex Community Midwife Team. The charity is raising funds for bilirubin monitors to help midwives detect jaundice in newborn babies during home visits. These monitors will be used by a team of 75 community midwives. Jaundice can be very common in the first few days of life as a baby’s system adapts to life outside of the womb.

Early treatment can make all the difference. To find out more or to make a donation, visit www.rockinghorse.org.uk or call 01273 330044.

An otter was spotted swimming in a river in central Sussex. Sussex Wildlife Trust Living Landscapes Advisor Fran Southgate said “This is extremely exciting, as it was only two years ago – almost to the day - that a live otter was first caught on camera in Sussex, marking the return of this species to our county after an absence of almost five decades. Having waited for the otter’s return for so long, we are thrilled with this latest evidence that they are slowly but surely recolonising Sussex.”

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Arundel’s Community Choir Do you enjoy singing? Come and join our Community Choir! Arundel Community Choir is a mixed choir, part of the Community Choirs UK organisation and is led enthusiastically by Emma Eberhardt. We number about 20 members and have been singing together for over 4 years now. We meet every Thursday morning during the school term time between 10 & 11.30 am for a 12 week term. The choir enjoys singing a variety of music such as pop, rock, gospel and of course at Christmas, Carols! We have taken part at Chichester's switching on the Christmas lights celebration. We also perform in charity concerts (sometimes with other choirs) around the area; raising money for local causes, and for the last 2 years we have entered the Chichester Music Festival held in March.

We believe we are a friendly group, we have members from Arundel and the surrounding area; everyone is welcome, there are no auditions and we don't have to read music, we like to sing for enjoyment! So if you are tempted to join us, please come along to The Victoria Institute Tarrant Street Arundel BN18 9DG, any Thursday morning at 10 am, where you will be made most welcome and your 1st session will be free! We'd love to see you! Our new term starts on Thursday 17th January 2019. If you want any further information please contact Emma on 07939 000598 or emma@communitychoirsuk.com

SUSSEX LOCAL Groundbreaking result for former Ford airfield In a local referendum held on 8th November 2018, the residents of Ford have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a Neighbourhood Plan that has 1,500 homes allocated in the area as part of a broader masterplan being developed between Wates Developments and Redrow Homes. A spokesperson for the Wates Developments and Redrow Homes collaboration said: ‘We are clearly delighted that that Neighbourhood Plan has been positively endorsed by the local Ford community. We are not aware of any other Neighbourhood Plan in the country allocating 1,500 new homes through a positive and collaborative process that has extended over five years to date. This success illustrates what can be achieved through constructive Neighbourhood Planning where there is clarity of purpose and imagination on all sides.

‘As we further develop our masterplan for the site ahead of a planning submission, we will continue to consult with all local stakeholders so that we achieve the high-quality proposal that meets local needs, particularly the creation of a new ‘community heart’ for Ford, which has been the Parish’s central concern from the outset. We aim for this true collaboration between local community and developers to continue and bring this complex site fruition, delivering much-needed new homes and significant community benefits.’

The 900+ acre-site includes a mixture of agricultural land and the former historic Ford airbase which played a role as a Battle of Britain airfield in WW2 and a base for RAF Hunter jets. As it currently exists the airfield effectively bisects the Parish.

Creating a new ‘heart’ to Ford, the development could also include a new primary school, provision for a care home, a local centre with retail units, significant open space, allotments, play spaces, further football pitches to complement the Arun Sports Arena and Children’s Flying Fortress ball pit facility. Popular car boot sales and farmers markets on the site will continue. With the site now allocated in the Ford Neighbourhood Plan and the Arun District Plan, the Wates Developments and Redrow Homes will now work to bringing forward its masterplan, including further community consultation, ahead of a planning submission towards the end of 2018/early 2019.

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The Gr8 Support Movement The Gr8 support movement began back in May 2017.

Seven staff from across the Aldingbourne Trust, a local charity near Fontwell who support adults with learning disabilities and/or autism attended the launch day and signed up as seven of the 120 founding members of the movement and one of the 21 organisations nationally! The Gr8 support movement has since been launched nationally and the Trust has signed up to be members. Over the last few weeks more and more staff at their support living, Milton Lodge have signed up, which is great to see.

The Gr8 Support movement was set up by Paradigm, and came out of a longstanding wish to do something great for, and with, support workers, and to try to promote the positive side of support work to counteract the negative attention in the media. The network will connect support workers across the country to share ideas, challenges, stories and best practice, and aims to change the ‘face’ of support work .

Gr8 support is not like any other resource out there. It’s for support workers and by support workers. It’s fun,

interactive, and encourages us all to be the very best we can be. It’s current, and is about what is important to support workers and the people they support right now. It enables support workers to ask questions that and discuss the things that concern them that they may not feel comfortable doing elsewhere and to also draw on the experience of others.

If you want to find out more information please visit www.paradigm-uk.org/gr8-support-movement

Nominate a young person Do you know a young person aged between 11-19 who deserves to be recognised in the local community? Have they committed an act of bravery? Volunteered their time to help others? Raised money for charity? Or perhaps gone above and beyond expectations at school? Nominate them for an Arun Youth Community Award today!

In 2015 the local Rotary Clubs took on the running of this event and in March we hope to see even more deserving young people nominated. Planning is already well in hand with the Presentation Evening booked for 13th March 2019.

Nomination forms have been printed and widely distributed but you can also download a form from the Rotary Arun Youth Community Website www.rayca.co.uk

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By Richard Cohen FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner Imagine if you’ve got yourself a job that is guaranteed to last for life where you didn’t actually have to turn up to work. You’ve done such a good job negotiating that your spouse will continue to receive a proportion of your pay when you die.

The only catch is the job doesn’t start for a few years. Although this may sound like a fantasy but it is basically another way of looking at a defined benefit (often known as final salary) pension scheme.

Now imagine a new financial director has taken over and realises from his perspective what a bad deal this is for the company. If it were a normal employee in this position they may be offered voluntary redundancy. In pension terms this is known as a transfer value (CETV).

It is an offer of a lump sum payment to a personal pension by the company’s pension scheme in lieu of your normal rights under that scheme.

Whether or not you should take the CETV depends on its value compared to what you are giving up and your circumstances. You need to look at the value of the benefits you are giving up compared to the lump sum

on offer, in much the same way as you would with the offer of voluntary redundancy from employment. Of course, with the CETV you haven’t got to consider your employability elsewhere.

I sometimes hear people say that their old scheme is really good or really bad and they let that influence their decision as to whether to accept a CETV. If a scheme is really good, then it should be reflected in a really good CETV and vice versa.

To continue the voluntary redundancy analogy, you would expect someone in a higher paying job to have a higher payment than someone in a lower paying job. Whether they should take it or not will depend on their circumstances.

When people look back at their working lives redundancy is often seen as the best or worse thing that happened to them. In much the same way taking a CETV can be the best or the worst retirement planning decision you can make.

For more details visit www.nsurefinancial.co.uk or to arrange a free review please call 01903 821010

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Inspiring the next generation of life savers. By Kris Thomas Little Life Savers is a national charity set up and based in West Sussex giving free life saving training to young people across the country.

It all started in 2016 during the junior doctors strike.

Rather than see local junior doctors out on the streets picketing, Little Life Savers founder Dr Barbara Stanley arranged for some doctors to give free lifesaving training to a group of children in Ashington Village Hall. Word spread and a local head teacher made contact requesting training for their school and thus Little Life Savers was born.

Trustee Kieran Moon has been part of the charity from the start. He told me, "There is a real need for these skills, survival rates for out of hospital cardiac arrests in the UK are just 1 in 10. Evidence suggests 1 in 4 could survive if significantly more young people were trained in life saving but only 22% of people in the UK would be confident in performing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation - also known as 'heart massage') on a stranger". If someone drops down in the street with a sudden heart attack, without imme-

Dr Barbara Stanley teaching choking management diate treatment 90-95% will die. This is a frighteningly high percentage and when you consider that 60,000 out of hospital heart attacks occur every year in the UK that's a lot of people dying needlessly. Kieran told me that if effective CPR is performed within three to five minutes including the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator), survival increases to 74%.

It's not just elderly people who could be helped by receiving basic life saving treatment. 270 children die in the UK every year from a cardiac arrest at school and a high volume of adults of all ages. Many naturally assume that there will be somebody in proximity who can deliver this training but this is not always the case. Wouldn't it be reassuring to know that a significant number of children were also equipped with the skills to help a school friend, parent, friend or grandparent if the need arose?

Tragically thirteen year old Christopher Sears died when he had an epileptic seizure on his school bus in Guildford in November 2014. He was sat upright in his seat and from the report it appears he stopped breathing as his airway was obstructed due to his upright position. None of his fellow pupils (or the bus driver) knew how to help him. Christopher's mother said she did not blame the driver, who had received no training. At the inquest, the coroner expressed concern at the lack of training for school bus drivers and called for new protocols for medical emergencies. The Department for Transport said it was considering the coroner's comments. If just one of the other children on the bus had been able to put Christopher in the recovery position, he may still be alive today.

The Little Life Savers training focuses on the core life saving skills; management of choking, CPR and the recovery position for children and adults. Kieran told me that the ideal age to learn basic lifesaving skills is 9 years and above. He told me, "We will teach younger children but performing CPR involves pressing up and down on the casualty’s chest. This helps pump blood and with it oxygen to the brain when the heart can’t and can be physically difficult for younger children." He continued, "younger children don't al-

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28 Charity Profile ways have the attention span or maturity to benefit fully from the training but it is never too soon to teach your child how to dial 999".To date Little Life Savers have trained a total of 3,800 children, "Our aim is to create a 'nation of Life Savers'�

Kieran told me.

Just two years after starting the charity there are 20 Little Lifesaver groups set up across the UK and around another 50 new groups waiting to launch.

Each group has a local coordinator and all volunteers are DBS checked. Some groups need volunteers and some are waiting for equipment to enable them to get going. The equipment needed is mostly the CPR manikins which the charity purchases in adult and child sizes.

The manikins are designed to be as realistic in look and feel as possible to provide the most accurate training and therefore the best real life CPR outcomes. The face/head of the manikins tilts to teach students how to open the airway during CPR, the manikin's chest also compresses in a similar way to a real person. Of course practising on a dummy in the comfort of a school hall with adults around to help is a far cry from a genuine emergency situation but statistics show that people are three times more likely to perform CPR if they have received training.

The charity received a significant publicity boost in May 2017 when they were featured on ITV breakfast show 'This Morning' and then again on ITV Meridian in October 2018 where the programme talked about West Sussex sisters Summer and Lacey Terry. Whilst outside playing, Lacey began choking on some crisps.

Luckily her older sister knew what to do as Little Life Savers had just visited her school. ITV Meridian filmed Little Life Savers founder Dr Barbara Stanley giving training to a group of school children. Barbara told the reporter, "it's all very well me knowing these skills but I'm not going to be there if one of these children collapses or chokes but the people who will be there are their classmates and colleagues so if we can show them how to be safe and call for help and take appropriate immediate action it empowers them to feel like they've done the very best they could".

CPR training is not currently part of the school curriculum but there are plans to introduce it next year to Primary and secondary schools. Kieran told me he thought it would be fantastic if this were to be the case and that Little Life Savers would be happy to be a training provider for as many schools as possible."We believe it makes a real difference and the

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children we teach love the training. It feels good for anyone to have these skills and to know that they could help save a life in an emergency."

Little Life Savers have their office in Storrington and founder Barbara, Kieran and Sarah meet quarterly to discuss plans for the growth of the charity. They have

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Little Life Savers also have places in the Brighton info@littleLifeSavers.org if you would like to sponsor Marathon on Sunday 14th April and the Vitality Big Sussex Local editor Kris Thomas who is running for Half taking place in London on Sunday 10th March.

Little Life Savers in the Vitality Big Half please visit "We are looking for people who would like to run for https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/KrisThomas1 us in either of these great races next Spring" Jewellery forsaid beginners class Kieran "we are asking for sponsorship of at least ÂŁ100.00 for the half marathon and around ÂŁ250.00 for the Brighton marathon". Entries for both races are now closed to the public so if you are looking for a challenge and to raise funds for a worthy cause this could be your opportunity. For more details see: www.littleLife Savers.org call 07753 755923 or email

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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks

by Andrew Staib, Principal Designer of Glorious Gardens Using the ancient Chinese philosophy of life to appreciate our gardens this January Most simply, the theory of Yin and Yang describes a world being made up not of opposite and opposing forces, but an experience in life where events and things are actually connected, sometimes complimentary and more often interdependent. So Winter is not the opposite of Summer but they are two sides of the same coin that transform into each other and rely on each other. One is not bad and the other good, but that they are two experiences that we can bring ourselves into alignment with.

If Life and Death are lovers, January is their secret rendezvous.

Originally from Australia my first Winter in England was overwhelming. I saw everything dying around me and the light was shrinking each day. When I saw my first cherry blossom in the Spring I felt reborn! So, I realised, things die back in the Winter so that they will survive and be stronger for the next Summer.

The decay we see in our gardens are forming the compost and rich soil for next year’s plant needs and the beds becoming fertile for the dormant seeds of Nigella, Nasturtiums and Marigolds.

The cold season brings about the deaths of some plants that have had their time and new plants will grow into the space left behind. Plants that have lost their leaves have drawn inside themselves for protection and to conserve water before any possible freezes. The vibrant sap that plants and trees have been building up all Summer has fully descended into their roots. Indeed the only sap left in the trunk and branches of trees is higher in sugar content forming a kind of anti-freeze as the sugar syrup has a lower freezing point than water.

We often want to tidy up our gardens in January but just like order and disorder were seen as interdependent in ancient China, one leading to the other and back again, so to we can see mess and cleanliness in that way. The chaos of leaves, windfalls and storm scattered twigs are vital homes to the bumble-

bee, woodlice and hibernating hedgehogs. It is not until Spring sounds its trumpets that we need to get rid of the old to help bring in the new.

One quality of Yin is stillness. We can enter our garden and be affected by the quietness of life. The world spins more slowly on its axis and so can we as we move about. All our Yang efforts over Summer,

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come, giving us a clearer understanding of what we need. A fallow feeling that tells us what is most precious.

the endless stimulation of the internet and TV, can fall away and we can be awash with the silvers and blacks and deep wet browns of a garden no longer full of restless and reproductive energy. It can be a time of contemplation where we can concentrate on where we have got to in our lives and relationships, what we achieved last year and for a minute let go of future hopes and plans. It can be a time of loneliness and, if we can allow ourselves to feel this most difficult of emotions, from this place a deepening can

We can enjoy the skeleton of branches that reveal the growth history of the trees and the windy forces that bent them and the sunlight that seduced them in particular directions. The seed heads of perennials, hanging like small empty purses, robbed of their seeds by birds and squirrels and the frosts that enliven the patterns of leaves and greenhouse windows. Most of nature had gone downward.

Summer’s wonderful electric expansion is a dim memory, seen in a few frozen grapes on a vine.

We can prepare for Spring gently. Pruning fruit trees, also roses, grapes, figs and wisteria knowing, as we cut off Summer’s excited growth back to fat fruiting spurs, that these places will be exactly where the plant will squeeze it’s juices and form its fruits in the year ahead.

And then the very first daffodil, or a burst of yellow from the spidery flowers of Witchhazel or bright

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Janus, the Roman God of Transitions and Doorways, often thought of as the origin of the word January, is a two headed deity, looking to the past and also to the future. The world is momentarily suspended, Yin and Yang is in balance, they become indivisible, our garden becomes the theatre for this ancient stillpoint.

Where to visit this January If you want to walk off those extra Xmas calories you can take a trip up to Kew Gardens. They have such a huge range of trees even in the middle of winter there is so much to see. Plus you can hang out in the cafes or Tropical Greenhouse for a warm break. They also have after-dark tours. Or visit a local forest!

 Pruning. - The biggest job this month is the pruning of deciduous plants like Roses, Wysteria and fruit trees. The best way to learn proper pruning methods is to ask a professional gardener, the RHS Pruning Manuel or Youtube!

If you type in “Pruning a small apple tree” you will get all sorts of well meaning gardeners showing you what they do. Choose to listen to an expert though there are different options. Try RHS first. Also make sure the apple tree looks like your one as there are different types.  Sow in your greenhouse - all sorts of vegetables ready to be transplanted to your plot in Spring.

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 Force your Rhubarb by placing as big a pot as you can find over the heads.

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Seagulls

By Chris Ennis FRICS

Here in Worthing, seagulls are no strangers! I was reminded of this only recently when on one day I had three encounters. It started badly when I went to my car only to find that it had been bombed overnight.

Birdlime can be difficult to remove when it is dry, and can damage paintwork if left un-cleaned. I then went into the town and noticed gulls squabbling over the contents of a split refuse sack. The younger bird standing doggedly in the middle of the highway, giving me ‘the eye’ as if challenging my right to be on the road.

Then, during the course of my inspection, I watched a potential problem being enacted in front of me.

As I walked up the path of the semi-detached bungalow, I saw him on the roof…. cocky, confident, fearless. He was a large male herring gull. In the garden below my client looked up and threw his lunch up towards him. The bird sprang to action and swooped into the garden squawking his approval and thanks.

Other gulls nearby joined in the bun fight, and it was evident that this was a regular ritual.

I looked up to the roof and, just as I suspected, the chimney was constructed just below the roof ridge thereby forming a welcome platform for the construction of a gull’s nest. Notwithstanding the array of bird

spikes visible the chimney ‘back gutter’ was blocked with twigs, polythene and vegetation. Some of the debris had become detached and was blocking the rainwater gutters below which were evidently over flowing.

I knew that the real problems would manifest themselves during the nesting season between March and September. These birds can be very aggressive and very noisy. They create mess and can be insanitary.

And don’t think you can eject them from their nests…… Oh no! They are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 whereby it is an offence to interfere with an active birds’ nest.

To reduce the nuisance from gulls, don’t feed them!

It’s antisocial and they will keep you and your neighbours awake at night! Chris Ennis FRICS is a Chartered Surveyor. Call 01903 261 217 email surveyor1@talktalk.net or see: www.propdoctor.co.uk

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New Year’s Resolutions That Stick

By Heather Smith, Personal Trainer Christmas is over, and we’ve been left with that overfed, bloated, tired and less-than-energetic feeling which reminds us how much we want to feel better.

So, we come up with some New Year’s resolutions, in the full knowledge that we’ll probably be part of the 80% of people who have given up on their resolutions by the end of January. How about, this year, we make changes the right way to make them easier to stick with for the long term.

The first thing to accept is that although it is easy to believe that this time you will stick with massive changes; you won’t. Not because you’re weak-willed or lacking motivation, but because you are human.

Your focus will shift, and those big changes will become too much to keep in your mind. Everyone is the same. The solution – choose the smallest, easiest, changes which will give you the biggest result. Keep things simple, understand where your problems lie and plan from there.

Perhaps you struggle to make lunch before you head off to work in the morning. The likelihood is that you’re not going to suddenly find the time and inclination to

do this for the long term; but perhaps an easy change would be to buy a protein and veg based lunch rather than the sandwich or pasta salad you usually buy; and to make sure you eat enough to keep the hunger monster away. This is an example of a small, easy change which will give you a huge result.

If you’re pretty sedentary at work every day and struggle with the motivation to go to the gym on the way home, it’s probably not realistic to think that you’ll just strike up that habit all of a sudden. An easy change which would give you a big result would be to simply commit to parking further away, taking the stairs and never the lift, and going for a short walk at lunchtime.

I truly believe that small changes are the way to start your quest for improved health and fitness. Once you’ve mastered the first change, its easy to add in another. Before you know it, you’ll be able to look back and see how those small changes have added up to something huge.

Heather Smith is a fat loss specialist Personal Trainer. www.fitbiztraining.co.uk

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Amberley Council Edited extracts from the draft minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 3rd December 2018.

Strawberry Villas Planning Application SDNP/05657/FUL It had been decided to hold this meeting in public as this was an important planning application for the Parish. This development is a result of the housing allocation made in Amberley’s Neighbourhood Plan.

A resident raised a concern regarding if there would be enough parking. Each dwelling would have a garage, plus a space in front of the garage. There are also 4 visitor spaces.

How would the dwellings be heated? Possibly heat pumps but agreed that this would be flagged to SDNPA. A resident near the development advised that they are going to be objecting based on the current plans for the drainage of rain water, he feels that the impact on neighbouring houses has not been addressed. It was noted that the developer is going to use permeable surfaces and install soakaways, but concerns were raised that the main soakaways will funnel any rain water into an area which does not currently drain well.

There had also been concerns raised by residents of Newland Gardens regarding foul water drainage.

Arundel Town Council Edited extracts from minutes of the Planning & Environment Committee meeting on 22nd November 2018 Public Questions Councillor Phillips raised a question on behalf of a local resident as to why there were no public recycling facilities in the centre of the Town. The Town Clerk confirmed that she would write to the Norfolk Estate and enquire about the position of such a facility being located within the Mill Road Car Park.

Current Actions  Brewery Hill Path Closure. Enquiries with Arun District Council regarding this issue were ongoing.  Mill Road wooden banisters. The first quote had been received and other quotes had yet to be submitted.  Mill Road – Lime trees. The lime trees and whips should be ordered and paid for, but delivery delayed until next year.  Town Quay flower beds. Planting that had taken place. There are problems in securing a future good display as a result of potential harm to the scheme from dogs being allowed by their owners onto the flower beds.  River bank degradation at Offham. There was nothing further to report at this stage.

PJC advised that APC would raise both drainage issues in their response.

A resident raised the issue of access onto the development, Newland © Amberley Museum Gardens in a private road and is currently maintained

by Saxon Weald being paid for by Newland Garden’s residents in their annual service charge. The developer had mentioned that they had reached an agreement with Saxon Weald and the owner of the land regarding using the road, on the condition that it is hosed down. There may be a possibility that once the houses are built that the number of dwellings will mean that WSCC will adopt the road.

A resident asked on the timeframe for completion of the dwellings. Subject to planning approval the Developers were aiming to have the main build completed between April to October 2019, but exact dates had not been confirmed.

Following a discussion, the planning committee agreed that they would support the application subject to various reservations such as the foul water issue, access arrangements, arrangements for heating and adequate provision for mobile and broadband connections. www.amberley-pc.org.uk Repair of wall at Mount Pleasant.

There was nothing further to report at this stage.  Blastreat Development planning application. A recommendation on the application and its referral to the Arun District Council’s Development Control Committee for a decision had still not taken place.  Initiate a new town walk around. The Chairman and other volunteers had agreed to walk around the Town and help clean up any unkempt areas.  SDNPA Lack of enforcement. The Town Clerk has spoken with SDNP officers about about possible action taking place against alleged breaches of planning control along Queen Street.  Draft Flood / Emergency plan. The Chairman and the Mayor would shortly meet to draft a Flood Emergency Plan.  Ellis Close Tree preservation. Contact will be made with Arun DC to enquire whether a tree protection order should be issued..  Town Clean up. The Chairman and his volunteers had received equipment from Arun DC . Cleanup of any unkempt areas around the Town can start.  Relaying of cobbles. The Clerk will invite the Conservation Officer to attend on site to discuss the potential materials for repointing the cobbles. www.arundeltowncouncil.gov.uk 

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Walberton Parish Council Edited extracts of draft minutes of the General Purposes Committee meeting 11th December 2018.

Cricket Club 150th anniversary Mr Steve Lockwood (cricket club fixtures secretary) informed the meeting that 2019 is the Cricket Club’s 150th anniversary. The MCC has agreed to play a village side in an all-day game on Sunday 30 June.

The aim is to broaden interest in cricket in the village and attract new players. It will be the most prestigious sporting event in Walberton’s history. Lunch for players will be in the Village Hall and tea in the Pavilion. A committee to coordinate the event will be formed after the AGM in January. The meeting was pleased to offer its support the event. The Pavilion and playing field will be made available and no charge will be made.

Community Play Centre The lease has been checked and boundary defined.

The CPC is desperately short of space and any new extension would be towards the school.

Walberton Task Force The Task Force will be carrying out annual maintenance of the ditch alongside Scotland Lane. 200 free tree plants have been ordered for Jubilee Wood. A small group is being set up to review the condition and adequacy of the public rights of way network. The

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Green Committee was considering necessary work to the landscaped areas around the Village Hall and suggested that this winter would be a good time to do it. ©Stephen Walby WalBinFont 2019 The meeting agreed that, considering the Cricket Club’s anniversary event in June, no event will be organised by WPC this year and Walbinfont weekend will be held over to 2020.

Police and Crime It was reported that a van was broken into on 3 November 2018 in Arundel Road, Fontwell and a carpet cleaner stolen. On 12 November a building site was entered in Arundel Road, Fontwell and a diesel generator and mitre saw were stolen. On 25 November a vehicle was entered in Slindon Wood - nothing was stolen. Overnight on 25 November two shipping containers were entered in Lake Lane, Barnham and four high-value tractors were stolen.

Fish and Chips in the Car Park The Clerk reported that Shayne Miller had requested permission to use the village car park between 5.30pm and 7pm on Thursdays, to sell fish and chips from a van. His proposal was discussed and permission granted. www.walberton-pc.gov.uk

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Yapton Parish Council Edited extracts from draft minutes of the meeting of Yapton Parish Council held on 12th November 2018.

Parish Council Vacancy Mr Chris Sprules has tendered his resignation as a Parish Councillor with effect from the date of the meeting. although is happy to continue his work on the Public Rights of Way on behalf of the Council.

The Clerk reported that under current Electoral Rules, if a resignation is received within 6 months of the retirement date for a Parish Councillor, following the next Scheduled elections, which are due to take place on the 2nd May 2019, then the vacancy caused by the resignation could wait to be filled until the next scheduled election. The Council agreed to advertise the vacancy but to state that the position will be held vacant until the next election due to take place in May 2019.

Proposed Traffic Regulation Order – Kings Close, Yapton The Clerk refereed to a letter and drawing he had received from Mr Michael Gadd, a Director of Kingham Homes, who were currently constructing the new dwellings in Kings Close, at the rear of the Cooperative Stores on Main Road in Yapton. The letter was seeking support to a proposed Traffic Regulation Order for improvements to the access and junction

arrangements at Kings Close and Main Road.

Resolved: That the Council support the proposed Traffic Regulation Order and to ©www.yaptonhall.org enquire if the double yellow no parking lines could be extended further from Main Road into King’s Close.

Network Rail investing to improve safety at Yapton level crossing The Clerk referred to a letter received today, from Liam Farrell, Communications Manager with Network rail, with an update on the major investment Network Rail is making to improve safety at Yapton level crossing, which is being upgraded from a half barrier crossing to a full barrier crossing controlled by CCTV. The letter set out details for the completion of this work, which will require engineers to close the crossing for 10 days in January 2019.

Age UK Grant Request Lynda Ryan, from AgeUK West Sussex made a presentation in support of her correspondence on Social Prescribing include elsewhere on the Agenda. Ms Ryan handed out copies of a presentation and a specification for the service which was seeking a grant of £1,000 from the Parish Council to continue the work at local Doctors’ Surgeries in 2019/2020. www.yaptonpc.gov.uk

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